NJ lands in Vegas for National Golden Gloves Tourney; Stevenson gets win to kick things off

Team New Jersey in Las Vegas for the National Golden Gloves Tournament

Richard Quiñones (Journeymen Boxing) The New Jersey Golden Gloves squad touched down in Las Vegas and got off to a good start as the National Golden Gloves tournament got underway Monday night. Shakur Stevenson, a hot rising amateur at 123lbs. got the boys from Jersey going with a win, in impressive style. Aadam Ali, who is a talented 141lb fighter, took a very close split-decision loss, which according to several reports could have gone either way.

Edgar Flores dropped another hard-luck bout in a 165lb affair, while heavyweight Mike Hilton dominated his opponent with an unanimous decision win.